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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31
Leasing System in Georgia and
Alabama.

In q special message Of Gov. Cobb
to the legislature of Georgia in 1882
on the subject Of working Convicts
on railroads, he used the following
language:
Warden Willis says, when be
entered upon his duties, the most OF
the cunvicts were at work on the
railroad under Rucker and his
associates and that he had them
brought to the prison, owing prin.
cipslly to the fact that their condi-
tion was such, that unless they were
better cared for they soon would
die" Further on in his message
Gov. Cobb, describing the condition
Of convicts under the leasing system
said:
Upon entering on his duties
March the lst, 1881, the warden
visited the different convict camps
or prisons and found them totally
unfit for use-without adequate
water supplies crowded TO excess
fifty beyound description, and
invested with vermin. The con.
vets are poorly clothed and fed;
they were excessively, and some
times cruelty punished; there were
no hospitals; the sick were neglect
ed; and they were so much lntimi
dated that it was next to impossible
to get from them anything touching
their treatment
This is the experience Of the State
OF Georgia in working her convicts
ON railroads and Gov. Cobb's state
ments of the miserable condition
of coLvicts in the State under the
the leasing system, and yet it still
continues.
Railroad camps in this State
{ Alahama) have been, with few
exceptions, slaughter pens for
convicts. The only experience we
have had with them was on the
Georgia Pacific Il. II. in 1888, in
ST. Clair and Walker counties; they
died at the rate of 40 per cent per
annum and the miserable condition
Of the survivors when removed
excited the COMMUNICATION Of all who
saw them. "-Ner 4MiSSiSSippidn.
Wherever the system Of leasing
convicts has been tried, on investi-
CATION, cruelty and inhumaRity
have been found to be its invariable
characl cristics. There may he in
the various Southern States where
this most Infamous system is tolcra-
ted different degrees of barbarous
treat mcnt of convicts, but it is only
4 matter Of the degree in the cruel
ties practlced. One may be more
vicious than another, but they are all
so bad that popular sense OF
justice will soon leave no vestige
of this new human slavery. There
is now a widespread and rapidly
growing public sentiment in Missis
sippi. that demands an uncondition-
al abliteration Of convict leasing in
any form. All the virtues of all the
railroad corporations in the State
are not enough to perpetuate
system that is so vicious in itself.
and 80 degrading 10 lhe State.
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Notice tor Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MIssf
March % 1857.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice or his intention 10
make final proof in support OF his claim, ana that
said proof viii he made be fore the Judge or in
his absence the Clerk of the ChancerJ Cour.
Lawrence county, a. Monticello, Miss. on April
20. 1sS7, viz: Thomas F. Tynes, Homestead No.
lla6O for the nwa swA and ne44 sen section Il,
townsN Ip north, rang. 10 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, aud cultivation Of
SAID land, viz
b. y. Drummond. Berry r. Pevev, AlonZo CAL
houn, Thomas Smith, all OF Monticello p, o.,
Lawrence county, Miss.
JAS. D. STEWART,
Register,
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Local Politics.

We do not think it desirable
thing to have protracted political
canvass this year and we are
glad TO he able to say there has been
thus far very little predisposition
shown Ivy candidates and prospect
i've candidates to precipitate matters
in this respect. For awhile yet time
and thought may be given much
more proftahly to the consideration
of the agricultural and business
interests of the people than to
politics, but it is not altogether
out of season to be considering the
latter somewhat with view to
future action, and in this connection
we have few suggestions to offer.
A conclusion we have reached
after considering all the contingen
cies likely to arise is, that the Demo
cratic party Of Lincoln county should
this year return to the practice so
indispensable to party success and
discipline, and nominate candidates
in due form for every office to he
filled, from Senator to Constable,
and then make an active canvass
and elect its nominees. This view,
we are glad to find, is shared by all
Of the leading Democrats of the
county We have heard express an
opinion on the subject, including
the distinguished Chairman Of the
County Democratic Executive
Committee. There is certainly no
good reason why the Democrats of
Lincoln should go on scouting the
idea Of nominations and keeping up
their party organization when their
brethren Of every other county in
the State regard it matter Of ut
most Importance. Nor is there
any sound reason why nominations
should be made simply for District
Attorney, Senator, and Floater, and
all the other offices left to an indis-
criminate scramble between men of
every shade of political faith and
opinion. Such policy is damaging
the extreme to all party discipline,
and the result of it in the past has
been TO make Lincoln county an
element of weakness not to be de
pended upon in any canvass where
her support OF a district nominee
has been needed. There should be
an end of this shameful record, by a
thorough reorganization of party
lines and discipline and this year is
none too soon to inaugurate the
reform. There is no sound reason
why any man who claims to be
good Democrat, should not be
willing to submit his candidacy to
the judgment and decision of his
party in convention, and willingly
abide by its decision and support
its nominees, and any man who
claims to be q Democrat who is not
willing to thus submit his claims to
the judgment of his party, should
not receive Democratic votes |
Neither can any man who claims to
be loyal Democrat, consistently
withhold his support and vote
from the nominee of his party sim
ply on the grounds Of personal
likes or dislikes, and where there
is no vital principle involved.
By all means let there he thor
ough reorganization of the Demo
cratic party this year, and full
ticket of our best men for every
Office nominated and elected.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

Mr.. J. S. Anderson, editor of the
Manitowa, Wis. J Advocate, who was
one Of the Western excursionists
who visited this State last month
during the Interstate Dairymen's
Convention, thus closes an article
giving his observation Of things in
Mississippi: "Where you find a
section devoted to fruit raising and
diversified farming you can see
unmistakable signs Of thrift and
progress, but as soon as you enter n
purely cotton growing country every
thing is stagnant and dead"
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Messrs. Cheves and Beauchamp

Messrs. Chcves and Bcauchamp.
the eloquent temperance lecturers
who visited Brookhaven not long
since have just closed series Of
lectures in the wicked City of
Vicksburg resulting in 1900 persons
signing the temperance pledge and
the organization of a lodge OF Good
Templars numbering 3l3 charter
members. Verify, wonders will
never cease.
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Confinement, labor shorter and less
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physician astonishcd l thank You for
Mothers Friend, writes a lady in South
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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

We were bearded youth when the
Srord and Shields editor used to go
bare footed and now he barefacedly
refers to us as "our old friend Turner
Hobbs" Verify, ''the first shall be last.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

The high-taritf people are clamor-
ing TO have the country environed
with Notifications, but Grover
Cleveland intends to see that the
public treasury Is also surrounded
acith .fortifcations. He stands at
the door with $50 pounds of physi
cal, moral, mental and veto muscle,
just like "Old By The Eternal" did.
Port Gibson ReveHLe.
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To The Public.

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Notice tor Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. MS. =,

LAND OfflCB At JACKSON, Miss -
February ~, 1851.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has nled notice OF his intentian 10
make final proof In support Of his claim ana
that said proof will be made before the Judge or
in his absence the clerk Of the Chancery I,onrt
Lawrence county, at Monticello. Miss, On dprJ
LIST, 1881, VIE Charles Langston, Homestead No
1922 for the ny sch and SEA sch section Al
NORTH range ~ west; and nes neL
section 6, township north. range 10 west
lie names the following witnesses to prova
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said lauI. VIZ:
Morris barnes, Archy Barnes. Isaac Oats
T. Ward all of Bournhsm, Lawrence rounty
Miss. W.
JAS. ID. STEWART
CIV Register
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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

Mississippi is destined to be the
great stock breeding and hay-mak
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the growls of her old fogies may
impede the glorious consumation
they cannot prevent it. Sun and
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ruling Providence has fortified the
lines of progress by giving us the
Bermuda grass and japanese clover
To work out our solution and
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world. berdeen Erdminer.
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The harder the times the more determin-
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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

Senator George holds the same
views regarding President Cleveland
as expressed a few weeks ago by
The LEADER. In a conversation
with some gentlemen recently he
said: 1T is great mistake to
attack Mr.. Cleveland. Those who
do so are weakening the only man
that the National party has any
chance of electing in 1888.
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The Whitworth College is fortunate
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deliver an address before it at the next
commencement. Except the Horse
Reporter of the New Missssippian, no
man would draw n larger crowd than
Gov. Bob.-Neic .Nississippidn.
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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Representative

We are authorized to announce
l.. G. MAXWELL
rs a candidate for Representative of Lin
coin county Mt the November election
subject to the decision of the people vt
the polls.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

JACKSON, Miss, March 28.-Capt.
S. b. Brown, President, and J, K.
Almon, Vice President of the Missis-
sippi Press Association, land Z. H. Dial,
representing the press and Board of
Trade of Meridian, held conference
here to-day with the members Of the
jackson press, and formulated pro-
gram for the twenty-second annual
meeting of the Mississippi Press AS
ISOLATION, to assemble at Meridian,
on the 18th. In addition to the or
ators, esiayists and poets selected at
the last meeting, Capt. j. w. Lam
bert of the Natchez Democrat, was
selected to respond to the Mayors
address of welcome. Hon. +. F.
Noel, of Lexington is to respond to
the address of welcome to be deliv-
cred at night by a young lady. The
session is to be held at the Meridian
Opera House. The details of the
program will be perfected by ap-
propriate committees at Meridian,
and will include a literary and mu-
steal entertainment, banquet and
ball, a visit to the public institu-
tons, schools and industrial estab-
lishments of Meridian.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31

The Baptist Record, published at
Jackson, and the Southern Baptist,
published at Meridian. have been
purchased by stock company and
are to be consolidated under the
name of the Southern Baptist
Record which will be published at
Meridian. Rev. J. B. Gambrell
will be connected with the paper as
editOr-in-chief
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
SPORTING NOTES.

Mr.. James Lindsay, of this city, has transferred
his kennel of colies to Mr. Mitchell Harrison OF
the Chestnut Hill Kennels.
Slugger Larkins is announced to appear shortly
in Philadelphia against all corners at 125 pounds,
Marquis of Queensberry rules.
The entries for the Spring exhibition of the New
Jersey Kennel Club, to be held in New York, Merch
ed and 23d. closed last Wednesday.
The annual Spring games of the Scottish-Am
can Athletic Club will be held on Decoration Day,
either at Schutzen or Caledonian Park.
The teams of Companies and E. Fourth Regi-
ment, contested game at the Pavonia Rink last
Thursday night. Company Els team winning by one
goal.
The Jersey Athletic and Thursday Aftern DON
Bowling Club had a contest on Muller Meschutts
alleys last Thursday night, with the following
suit: Thursday B. c. I,141; Jersey Athletic 1,347.
collation. was served after the contest at the
pense of the losers. The clubs will play return
game this week.
There will be grand opening of the boating sea-
son by the Orion Rcwi og and Athletic Association
at their boat house, foot Of st. PaRPs avenue about
the middle of May. The preset officers of the as
ISOLATION are, President, VIM. Adams; Woe Presi-
dent, ]. Frank Hill; Secretary, Henry Browning
Jr. The membership of the club is now about
sixty.
On the 18th inst VIM. Graham, the champion
English wing shot, and J. L. Brewer, the best shot
in New Jersey, will shoot pigeon match, for $500
a side, on the grounds Of the Jersey City Heights
Gun Club. at Marion. They will each shoot at 100
live birds. Prior to the contest which will open
at p. ms there will be sweepstakes shooting, open
to all.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
s0CIAL FESTIVITIES.

Miss Mary Wright entertained large number of
her friends on Monday evening last at her resi-
dence. No. 42l Jersey avenue, in honor of her nine
teenth birthday and was the recipient of many
handsome and costly presents.
Among those who were entertained at recent
reception given to her friends by Miss Sadie Tur-
ner, at her home, 293 Montgomery street, few
evenings since, were Thomas Finnie, Miss Lille
Mcdonald, Ralph Turner, VIM. Taylor, Miss B.
Clark Charles Benton. Miss Henrietta Benton K.
Jollinger, Miss j. Resrdon, H. Burns Miss Annie
Wingate, Fred Day. Martie Knox. DR.. Pagan, Miss
Mamie Turner, Miss Blumenthal, BeBj Blumen-
ME Mccoy. David Richardson, DR.. Norton, Miss
Florence Graham, Miss Ida Rock VIM Fredericks,
James Mcdonald, Miss Agney Jeffrey, Miss May
Caffrey, Charles MoreloDg, Miss Kittie Cafrey Mr..
English and Miss Violet Mcdonald.
The Adelphi Social Club held its closing recep-
tion last Wednesday evening at the residence of
President Windecker, OF the Board of Fire Com
mssioners, No. II Aston place. The graceful trip
pers ct the light fantastic continued their fesivi-
ties till four O'Clock Thursday morning barring an
hours intermission at midnight, when a sump-
tuous repast WAS served. The music as furnished
by Prof. Rosenoranz's orchestra Among those
present were Capt. G. d. Van Wart snd wife, @. "A.
Van Wart aud Miss O. Windecker D. L. Kopida and
Miss Lizzie Crawford, John Gack and Miss Nettie
Beers, Horace briggs and Miss Elite Bowman,
Harry Kopida and Miss S. Fawks, W. E. Conklin
and Miss +. Fisher. Karl Kopida and Miss B. Will
son, Thomas Buss and sister Clara, Lewis Petit
and Miss M. Holland. T. j. Dsnner and Miss Ella
Carpenter. Wesley Vliet and Miss Lille Savage,
the Misses Alexander, Harry Alexander, Joseph
Harris and sister, Mr.. Tlton and Miss Nellie Haf-
fell. Wash. Waddington and Miss Carrie Clark and
Edward Leycraft and wife.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.

The Jersey Citys will play the Waterbury Club on
the latter's ground on Good Friday.
President Stern, of the Cincinnatis will give
$4,000 for two players-D Dunlap and Latham.
There is no truth in the report that O'Rourke, Of
the New Yorks, has refused to play behind the bat
this year.
'The only Nolan" the once famous pitcher, lives
in Paterson, N. j. He is considering an offer from
a San Francisco club.
# Latham is released by Van der Abe big money
will be offered for his services. The st. Louis pres
ident ill not let Arlie go, however.
The new grounds of the Waterbury Club will be
the largest and finest in the State; sizs 500 feet
the west end 400 on the east 700 the north and
600 on the south.
Cuff. of this city. is showing up most admirably
as thrower in his practice. and Manager Mutrie
thinks he will have valuable man behind the bat
the coming season.
The Directors of the Jersey City Club will not
prosecute Steve Brady, formerly of the Nets. for
signing two contracts, but will allow him to play
with the Hartford nine.
Official notification of the engagement of Steve
Brady formerly Of the Nets. by Jersey City has
been recorded 1t will appear from this that Stsve
will not play in Hartford. as reported
The officers of the Comet Base Ball Club are:
Cosgrove, President; n Vetter Vice President; E.
Craig. Secretary; J. Mcintyre, Financial Secretary.
Z. Petey, Treasurer; p. Glynn, SergeantatArms.
Pitchers next season will have to guard against
three costly errors-giving the batter his base on
balls striking the batter and making balk. 1t
requires very little. under the rules to const-
tute balk.
The Resolute Club, of Jersey City is about to re-
organize for the season of 1887, and would be
pleased to hear from all clubs between II and 10
years of age that can play Sunday games Address
B. 8. Seese. No. 224 Grand street. Jersey City.
Bob Barr has not signed with the Oswegos, as has
been published, or any other club. He may play
with the Jersey City Club during his months leave
of absence Bob has lucrative and responsible
position in the Patent Office at Washington, being
an assistant examiner.
The Resoluts Base Ball Club of Jersey City have
recognized, with the following result E. Curley;
Pitcher; F. Graham. Catcher; Il. Witticker, First
Base; j. OConnell, Second Base; c. Cathcart, Short
stop; B. Teese. Third Base; D. Cathcart. Centre
Field: i, Comet, Left Field; D. Hogen, Right
Field. This team is in a most prosperous condi-
ton.
Soon the flowers of spring will bloom and the
snakes shed their skin. And we, TOO. must go
forth in new attire. 10 reach en- the perfection Of
Montgomery street